Zürcher is a Swiss or
German
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surname. It is a habitational name for someone from the city of
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Brigitte Zürcher
Brigitte Zürcher is a Swiss orienteering competitor at international level. At the World Orienteering Championships in Zalaegerszeg in 1983 she placed fifth with the Swiss relay team. She won a bronze medal in the relay at the World Orienteering ...
, Swiss orienteer
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Christoph Zürcher
Christoph Zuercher (born 3 June 1967) is Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, where he has been since 2008. He used to be a professor of Political science, Political Science at the Free U ...
, German professor
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Erik Zürcher
Erik Zürcher (13 September 1928, in Utrecht – 7 February 2008, in Warmond) was a Dutch Sinologist. From 1962 to 1993, Zürcher was a professor of history of East Asia at the Leiden University. He was also Director of the Sinological Institut ...
(1928–2008), Dutch sinologist
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Erik-Jan Zürcher
Erik-Jan Zürcher (born 1953) is a Dutch Turkologist. He is a professor of Turkish studies at Leiden University since 1997. From 2008 to 2012 he served as director of the International Institute of Social History. His book ''Turkey: a Modern Histo ...
(born 1953), Dutch Turkologist
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Josephina Theresia Zürcher
Josephina Theresia Zürcher (1866–1932) was a Swiss medic known for being one of the first women to serve as a medic in the Ottoman Empire. She served as a doctor in several cities, such as Aleppo, Marash, Antakya, and Haifa.
Early life and e ...
(1866–1932), Swiss surgeon and doctor
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Manuela Zürcher
Manuela Zürcher is a Swiss football midfielder currently playing in the Nationalliga A for FC Zürich, with which she has also played the Champions League. She was a member of the Swiss national team from 1999 to 2004.Markus Zürcher
Markus Zürcher (February 24, 1946 in Herisau – February 16, 2013) was a Swiss painter and representative of conceptual art and minimalism.
Zürcher completed his initial training as Schaufensterdekorateuer in St. Gallen, after which he shift ...
(1946–2013), Swiss painter
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Neil Zurcher
Neil Zurcher (November 12, 1935 – January 8, 2025) was an American television reporter for Fox-TV affiliate WJW-TV Channel 8 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was best known for his travel segment One Tank Trips.
Background
Zurcher was born on November ...
(1935–2025), American journalist and television host
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Robert Zürcher
Robert Zürcher is a retired Swiss slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver (1957) and two bronzes (1959, 1961
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, Swiss canoeist
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